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Dogs Trust celebrates the start of building at the Dublin site

Dogs Trust dog welfare charity, marks the start of building a state of the art Rehoming Centre on Wednesday 10th September with TV style guru, Lisa Fitzpatrick, as part of its international network of 17 Rehoming Centres- soon to be 18!

Dogs Trust was established in Ireland in 2005 and its mission is to bring an end to the destruction of stray and abandoned dogs through a national neutering campaign*, an education programme and of course the building of a world class Rehoming Centre in Dublin.

Over 12,500 stray and abandoned dogs were destroyed in Ireland in 2007 for want of a good home**. That’s the equivalent of 34 dogs every day. Dogs Trust is determined to end this tragic loss of life and this is why they are building a new Rehoming Centre in Dublin which will care for over 1,000 stray and abandoned dogs from all over Ireland every year.

Located north of the city, (near junction 5 of the M50), the centre will provide everything an abandoned dog needs to get him back on his paws again including the love of our specially trained staff. The Rehoming Centre will be conveniently located off the Ashbourne Road so it will be easy to get to from both North and South of Dublin.

The Rehoming Centre will include the following:

• 24 rehoming kennels (all angled and glass fronted)
• 6 puppy kennels (all glass fronted)
• Indoor puppy play area
• 30 holding kennels (all angled and glass fronted)
• Sponsor Dog Suite with three glass-fronted 'homes' for sponsor dogs
• Underfloor heating for all kennels
• Surgical suite
• Behaviour assessment and training suite
• Training barn
• 6 free-running exercise and play areas
• Accommodation for 3 members of staff to live on-site


Dogs Trust Chief Executive, Clarissa Baldwin, said:

“We are so thrilled to be starting building work on our very first Rehoming Centre in the Republic of Ireland. We look forward to working together with our local partners in Dublin towards helping as many stray and abandoned dogs as we can. This new Rehoming Centre will enable us to care for over 100 rescue dogs at any one time and help us to find new homes for all these dogs with so much love to give.”


Lisa told us:

“It is a pleasure to be a part of this event which marks the beginning of a brighter future for dogs in Ireland. I look forward to seeing the finished results of this stylish and cutting edge Rehoming Centre in September 2009. I’m sure it will be amazing if plans are anything to go by!”

Dogs Trust will provide regular updates over the year on progress.

Dogs Trust is working towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.

* The national neutering campaign will offer low cost neuters to dogs whose owners are on state benefits. Over 30,000 dogs have already been neutered through this initiative which is having a major impact on the number of unplanned litters.

** Department of the Environment and Local Government

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/press_office/pressreleases/2008/ireland-launch.htm